(04-25-2017 11:05 PM)JRsec Wrote: Well there may be a new school of thought out there now that the SECN is in Mexico. Should the PAC become a FOX product the idea is that the old Big 8 schools remaining in the Big 12 would head in the direction of a PAC / Big 10 alliance and the old schools in the Big 12 that were formerly of the SWC would head to the ESPN sponsored SEC / ACC alliance, but specifically to the SEC. Depending on how things break WVU could find itself in either the SEC or ACC.
The winner of the Rose Bowl (B1G champ vs PAC champ) heads to the NCG.
The winner of the Sugar Bowl (SEC champ vs ACC champ) heads to the NCG.
It's an interesting concept since the divide was formerly a natural one. It keeps Texas in a Texas centered division and with schools it plays annually and probably reintroduces Arkansas and A&M into that division.
Anyway it's different, simple, and somewhat more logical than most attempts at a division of the Big 12.
I like this. Maybe the conferences divide in 4 x 16. Missouri shifts North and TCU heads East. I kept the current ACC divisional format with the addition of 2 schools.
FOX LEAGUE
PAC
West: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, California, Stanford, USC, UCLA
East: Arizona, Arizona St, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Kansas, Kansas St
B1G
West: Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa St, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern
East: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St, Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers
ESPN LEAGUE
ACC
Atlantic: Boston College, Clemson, Florida St, Louisville, North Carolina St, Syracuse, Wake Forest, TCU
Coastal: Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami
SEC
West: Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor, Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St
East: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina
This could trigger renegotiations of the New Year's Six bowls.
Championship: Bid by Cities
Semifinal: Rose Bowl - B1G Champion vs. PAC Champion
Semifinal: Sugar Bowl - SEC Champion vs. ACC Champion
Orange Bowl: ACC #2 vs. B1G #2
Fiesta Bowl: PAC #2 vs. SEC #2
Cotton Bowl: SEC #3 vs. B1G #3
Peach Bowl: ACC #3 vs. PAC #3
Any independent or non-power school ranked higher in the CFP poll than a power school may be selected for a New Year's Six bowl. If the school is ranked in the top 4, it must be selected for the playoff which will cascade down accordingly. If the school is not ranked in the top 4, but is ranked higher than #1-3 in a power conference, then it must be selected for a New Year's Six bowl. This will be done on a 1-by-1 basis, meaning that if #12 Houston and #13 Boise St are ranked higher than #14 Miami (ACC #3) (who happens to be the lowest ranked power #1-3) then only Houston would get the spot. If #11 Houston and #12 Boise St are ranked higher than #13 Miami (#3 ACC) and #14 Washington (#3 PAC) (both are the lowest power #1-3) then Houston and Boise St would get those spots.
Top 14 with bowls:
1. Alabama
2. Ohio St
3. USC
4. Florida St
5. Clemson
6. Oklahoma
7. Michigan
8. LSU
9. Texas A&M
10. Wisconsin
11. Houston
12. Boise St
13. Miami
14. Washington
Rose Bowl: Ohio St vs. USC
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Florida St
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. LSU
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin
Peach Bowl: Houston vs. Boise St